The Mets may have another Juan Soto injury concern on their hands.
Soto left Friday’s 4-2 loss to the Dodgers midway through the sixth inning due to what the Mets described as “left calf soreness.” It’s just the latest injury scare for Soto, who has been sidelined in each of the past three months for at least some period of time.
“He just had a recurrence of symptoms in the left calf,” interim manager Andy Green said after Kyle Tucker’s two-run homer in the eighth inning helped close the game out for Los Angeles. “Certainly hoped we were behind it, done talking about this, but he felt it pushing off on second base there when he was on the bases. At this point, we’ll likely get an image [Saturday] and try to see where he’s at.
New York Mets designated hitter Juan Soto challenges a call during the third inning on July 24, 2026. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post
“This is nagging him for a week now, so I know it’s frustrating for him, frustrating for us.”
Before leaving in the middle of a 1-1 game at Citi Field, Soto had walked twice. Jorge Polanco ultimately replaced him in the lineup and struck out twice.
The Mets’ $765 million dollar man has not been able to catch a break this season on the injury front.
In April, Soto missed 15 games after he was placed on the 10-day injured list with a right calf issue.
He later experienced back soreness in June that forced him to exit a game against the Cubs and kept him out of the subsequent one. At the time, Soto’s back locked up on him and he was classified as day to day.
The 27-year-old also left a game against the Phillies earlier this month due to mild left calf cramping/soreness.
The Mets have had to manage their star player’s workload for a majority of this lost 2026 season. Prior to this season, however, Soto had not been on the injured list since 2021.
As recently as earlier this week in the series finale against the Brewers, Soto sat out to rest a minor lingering issue with his left calf.
Green said he wanted to give Soto 48 hours “to get the calf thing completely behind him.”
Evidently, the calf injury is still nagging Soto. The Mets will have to wait and see just how serious it is.
“I think any time you get an image, you’re concerned,” Green said. “Concerned enough to go do it. We’ll wait until [Saturday] and figure out what we’re dealing with.”